Calories Burned in a Week/Month Challenge Starting 7.12.11

samb
samb Posts: 464 Member
edited September 29 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey guys! This will be the challenge's forum so we can get to know one another and support each other!!
Today, Tues 7/12/11 is our start date. It will end Monday 8/9/11.

First of all these are our current participants:
samb (me), mase1432, winsomeraces, truckininthelbsoff, abnemeth, diesel veins, dcmat, dorairwin, kymmochi, nosey_rosey, dancingyogini, piratejenny, and dawls. There may be a few more added by tomorrow which I will post on here. I suggest you become friends with them and help support them! We all want everyone to be a "loser" here! ;)

Basically you are going to just burn as many calories as you can each day and send them to me by the end of the day, even if it is 0.

To win: you will have to have burned the most calories for the week (Tues-Mon) to win the week. To win the whole game/the month you must have burned the most calories throughout the month. Pretty simple.

Heres the twist: There will be one random day each week that will be a double day meaning if you burn 1000 calories, you get credit for burning 2000 calories, to keep it interesting. They will be: the first day T 7/12, W 7/20, W 7/27, and the last day Mon 8/9! So people usually save their longer workouts for those days :)

If you all could give a little introduction about yourself so we can get to know everyone that would be great! Thanks! And Good luck!! :)
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  • dcmat
    dcmat Posts: 1,723 Member
    No-one talking?

    Shame it isn't running from last Saturday, with Sunday double cals- lol!
  • dawLs
    dawLs Posts: 84
    hey its already the end of tuesday for me! im in china so im like a day ahead than everyone else... and i only joined a few hours ago so barely any exercise for me today :( oh well! tomorrow tomorrow!!!
  • samb
    samb Posts: 464 Member
    Haha well now you get to re-do it this weekend ;) Dawls if you want you can make weds be your start instead of tuesday. that only seems fair.
  • TruckinTheLBSoff
    TruckinTheLBSoff Posts: 81
    Hello all...

    My name is J.P. and you can add me if you like. I am joining this challenge for something more than just fun, I am on a mission to loose weight. Simple and easy.

    If you want to know more about me, read my profile and you will learn a lot about my journey and what has caused me to start it.

    I also started a Blog in memory of my best friend of 30 + years that I lost last week. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/TruckinTheLBSoff/view/100-lbs-in-100-days-personal-challenge-123409

    Let's have some fun and ALL become losers....

    J.P.
  • dorairwin
    dorairwin Posts: 210
    Hi , my name is dorairwin. You can add me if you like or you probally see friend reqest from me :flowerforyou:

    I am joining this challenge for something more than just fun, I am on a mission to loose weight. You all rock . We can do this :-)
  • flea2449
    flea2449 Posts: 499 Member
    Is this a closed Challenge or can I still join? Also, calorie burns are only for Tues-F or is it M-Sun?
  • dcmat
    dcmat Posts: 1,723 Member
    Todays burn = 2615 cals (5230 doubled - thats only 271 short of last Sundays ride)
  • ABNemeth
    ABNemeth Posts: 6
    Hi everybody,

    My name is Akos, I live in Canada west coast. Well, I think I am here for to encourage people can set there goal higher and don't be affraid to work for it!
    I am a former olympicon in Swimming and Modern Pentathlon (5 sports together, like triathlon).
    These days I teach spinning class every second day and guideing white water raft on the weekends.
    We can win this competition, and learn how to reach our goals.

    Lets have fun and kick some butts lol

    CHEERS
  • ABNemeth
    ABNemeth Posts: 6
    Todays burn = 2220 cals (4440 doubled)
  • nosey_rosey
    nosey_rosey Posts: 380 Member
    Hey everyone... my name is Sabrina aka: nosey_rosey =) I love a challenge... seems like I push harder when I am involved with a group!


    Calories today 1922 (doubled=3844)
  • samb
    samb Posts: 464 Member
    wow you all are incredible wtg!! :D keep up the great work!
  • CajunCubsFan
    CajunCubsFan Posts: 29 Member
    I want in, I'm a 35 year old father of two and I have been Married for 12 years. My wife is a great cook and it shows on me. I'm read you get back down to 250 or lower and be in the best shape of my life!
  • SarahWrittenThin
    SarahWrittenThin Posts: 595 Member
    Hi guys :) I recognize a few of you the rest of you I'm looking forward to getting to know. My name is Sarah, I'm 23 and live in Ohio. I've been working out and working on this journey since December 2010 and have lost 38 pounds. I'm working on losing 105 more before I consider recalculating and seeing if I would like to go lower or stay at the weight. I work out every day and its become my stress reliever and one of my favorite things to do.

    If you want to add me I would love that! Lets be friends and get this burn going!
  • samb
    samb Posts: 464 Member
    You are all doing terrific on our first day of the challenge!!! You all really know how to bring it!! WTG!! :D

    If you haven't sent me your cals burned today please send those over or post them on here. Thank you!

    Once I hear from everyone I will post the results! :)
  • SarahWrittenThin
    SarahWrittenThin Posts: 595 Member
    Today I had a burn of 1,310 calories.
  • Kymmochi
    Kymmochi Posts: 9
    Hey y'all, my names Kim and today I burned a total of.. (drumroll) 1188 calories! :D:D:D

    double that is 2376
  • Kymmochi
    Kymmochi Posts: 9
    Oh and feel free to add me! ^^
  • SarahWrittenThin
    SarahWrittenThin Posts: 595 Member
    mine is not doubled.
  • dorairwin
    dorairwin Posts: 210
    wow you all are incredible wtg!! thats allot if calories burned..
  • dorairwin
    dorairwin Posts: 210
    Calories burn 547 (double) = 1094
  • Choirgirl37
    Choirgirl37 Posts: 255
    This challenge seems like so much fun. I wish I'd learned about it before the start date! Let me know when there is a round 2 :-)
  • dcmat
    dcmat Posts: 1,723 Member
    Just 2375 burn today - winters back
  • SarahWrittenThin
    SarahWrittenThin Posts: 595 Member
    1655 for 7/13
  • dawLs
    dawLs Posts: 84
    i need some exercise ideas! i really want to be pushed harder...
    a couple of things-
    i live in a city with like a gazillion ppl. running is not really an option. trust me.
    also the air pollution is really bad so it can be super hard to do really really intense workouts.

    i wont be joining a gym because i leave soon and plus there arent any nearby!

    oh and dvds wont work because they are all in chinese hahaha which i dont speak nearly enough of!

    i have a skipping rope... and apartment space.

    thoughts???
  • Choirgirl37
    Choirgirl37 Posts: 255
    i need some exercise ideas! i really want to be pushed harder...
    a couple of things-
    i live in a city with like a gazillion ppl. running is not really an option. trust me.
    also the air pollution is really bad so it can be super hard to do really really intense workouts.

    i wont be joining a gym because i leave soon and plus there arent any nearby!

    oh and dvds wont work because they are all in chinese hahaha which i dont speak nearly enough of!

    i have a skipping rope... and apartment space.

    thoughts???

    You could do Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred DVD - English
    or go to Beachbody.com and try Insanity, P90X, or Turbo Jam...
    of course you could always buy a treadmill or get a bike rack for your car and go to a bike trail
  • samb
    samb Posts: 464 Member
    1655 for 7/13

    Great burn!!!! :D
  • samb
    samb Posts: 464 Member
    Just wanted to keep you all updated!! On Monday I will post the first week's standings! But if you are dying to know before then feel free to send me a message and I will get back to you about where you stand at that time. I was going to post the standings daily but I haven't been getting #s in in time :/ So once or twice a week it shall be! I hope you are all having a wonderful week and pushing yourselves to the max & finding time to relax and get some fresh air as well! :)
  • samb
    samb Posts: 464 Member
    i need some exercise ideas! i really want to be pushed harder...
    a couple of things-
    i live in a city with like a gazillion ppl. running is not really an option. trust me.
    also the air pollution is really bad so it can be super hard to do really really intense workouts.

    i wont be joining a gym because i leave soon and plus there arent any nearby!

    oh and dvds wont work because they are all in chinese hahaha which i dont speak nearly enough of!

    i have a skipping rope... and apartment space.

    thoughts???

    You could do Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred DVD - English
    or go to Beachbody.com and try Insanity, P90X, or Turbo Jam...
    of course you could always buy a treadmill or get a bike rack for your car and go to a bike trail


    I agree....if you can't be outside or join a gym then you would really need workout videos. Unless you look on places like shape.com for exercise routines inside or do videos from your computer? If you could get a barbell you could do strong lifts 5x5, it is AWESOME!
  • SarahWrittenThin
    SarahWrittenThin Posts: 595 Member
    1104 burned today
  • dcmat
    dcmat Posts: 1,723 Member
    3185 burn today
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